HARTLEPOOL AT NIGHT

 

The Abbey Church of St. Hilda towers above the Town Wall and Sandwell Gate.

I find Hartlepool Marina the ideal place for me, to try out different camera settings, when I'm out taking night photography.

Across the Bay from the Town Wall.

Redheugh Gardens and Lighthouse.

The Sebastopol Cannon near the Heugh Battery. This cannon was captured from the Russian Army at the battle of Sebastopol during the Crimean War (1854-56). In October 1857, the then Secretary of State, Lord Panmure, offered the cannon to Hartlepool Borough Council who gratefully accepted it. The cannon was transported from London on the steam ship 'Margaret' at a total cost of £2.19s.3d., and, after a year's delay, arrived at Hartlepool in September, 1858.

The Town Wall.

All Saints' Church, Stranton dates back to at least the 12th century, and Christians have worshipped on this site for over 1200 years. Today, the church is the base for a thriving Christian community of all ages, in the evangelical tradition of the Church of England. The church website describes this as 'God's light on the hill in the heart of the town'.

St. Mary's Church, Durham Street - the gates at the front of this church are made to depict a biblical scene of St Bernadette kneeling before St. Mary. A local company Heerema donated the gates, and fence, a few years ago. The gates, at the side of the church, also have images built into them of boats relating to the fishing heritage of the area.

 

Some wonderful images of Hartlepool at Night.